Comrades in Action: Chase Vonn Book 6

Chapter Fourteen

Hapon na ng dumating ang kuya Cayden niya. Masaya niya itong sinalubong sa front door ng isang mahigpit na yakap.

"I miss you, kuya!!!"

"Argh! Ang bigat mo na!"

Humiwalay siya ng yakap dito at saka napairap.

"I'm not fat."

"Tsk, are you becoming one of those girls na masyadong conscious na sa katawan?"

She rolled her eyes at him. "As if ganoon ako kababaw kuya! I don't care what everybody thinks about me as long as I'm happy."

"That's my girl." He grinned. Nagpalinga linga ito sa paligid. Bumaling ito kay yaya Flora pagkatapos. "Manang, si Chase?"

Agad ang pagsimangot niya ng marinig ang sinabi nito.

"Nasa labas siguro. Baka kasama ng manong Dandoy mo. Alam mo naman ang dalawang iyon napapadalas ang pagsasama."

"Pakisabi naman ho gusto ko siyang makausap."

"Sige. Teka at titignan ko kung nasa garahe sila ngayon."

Kuya Cayden looked at her. "O right, I forgot to ask. Have you met Chase? Siya iyong--"

"Coma patient mo na biglang nagising at ngayon ay nakikitira dito sa bahay." Blanko ang mukhang paliwanag niya.

Her brother frowned at her when he sensed the dislike in her tone.

"Is there something wrong with you and Chase? Something I need to know?"

She sighed. "We set on a wrong foot I guess."

"Tell me everything about it."

And she did. Pero taliwas sa inaakala niya, humagalpak lang sa tawa ang kapatid niya.

"Kuya!" Maktol niya.

"Oh my god! I can't believe it! You mistook him for a thief? God.. that's classic!"

Tuluyan na siyang nainis.

"It's not even funny! The man scared me to death! What is he even doing here anyway?"

Ng humupa sa kakatawa ang kapatid niya ay hinarap siya nito.

"Ayen.."

There goes that tone again. The kind of tone na parang siya pa ang walang konsensya at hindi nakakaintindi. She hates it whenever her brother uses it. It never fails to make her feel bad.

"He's my patient for two years. I took care of him. He's like a brother you know. Now that he's well, hindi naman pwedeng sa ospital ko siya patirahin. He's not fully recovered yet. Nag-usap na kami ni dad at pati siya ay pumayag."

She bit her lip. So no one even asked if she's okay with it, huh. That's fine, this is not her house anyway. Mula ng mamatay ang mommy niya, hindi naman na niya itinuring na bahay niya ang bahay na ito. It shouldn't bother her but still.. couldn't they have told her at least?!

"Whatever.." Mahinang usal niya.

"Ayen.."

"I'm going to practice. Don't knock on my door tonight."

Tinungo niya ang hagdan. Saglit siyang napatigil ng makita ang puno't dulo ng pagtatampo niya na nakatayo sa entrance ng kusina. His face unreadable while looking at her brother's direction.

Did he hear? Malamang. Her voice wasn't that low while talking about him.

Bahagya siyang napapitlag ng tumingin ito sa gawi niya. He's blind so how the hell did he know where exactly she stood? Hindi iilang beses na natutumbok nito kung nasaan siya. Pag nasa kusina.. sa sala... She doesn't feel creeped or something but sometimes, it makes her doubt if he's really blind. What reason would explain why he easily does that? Like he could always find her even in a room full of people.